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morgan stanley, general electric, lance armstrong. don't want to say lance armstrong after general electric. anyway, stick around. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." jim cramer joins us now from the new york stock exchange. the two big guys we've been talking about all day is morgan stanley, which is at a new high, and general electric, which beat on the top line and bottom line. and we we don't always see. >> i want to congratulate you. i thought the gorman interview was incredible. the guy comes on right when it hits the tape. it was even more bullish than the actual earnings, the release. it was a great interview and i feel very confident gorman's got this under control. general electric, little more subdued. the industrial numbers are terrific. i really think people are going to be struck by the industrial profits, 12% year over year. china, they're up. i think the both quarters were stellar. >> japan is cranking today, jim. is it different than anything they've tried in the past 20 years? is it really different this time? >> i thi
morgan stanley, general electric, lance armstrong. don't want to say lance armstrong after general electric. anyway, stick around. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." jim cramer joins us now from the new york stock exchange. the two big guys we've been talking about all day is morgan stanley, which is at a new high, and general electric, which beat on the top line and bottom line. and we we don't always see. >> i want to congratulate you. i thought the gorman interview...
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nike severing ties this morning with lance armstrong. in a statement just released, they wrote, due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that lance armstrong participated in doping and misled nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness we have terminated our contract with him. nike does not condone the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in any manner. they go on to say that nike plans to continue support of the live strong initiative created to unite, inspire, and empower people affected by cancer, but it's worth noting this morning that lance armstrong stepping down as chairman of live strong, apparently -- >> he's going to stay on the board. a 15-member board. the vice chairman at this point the founding chairman is going to take over. the chairman responsibilities, but the concern was that all of this negative publicity that's happening right now would affect the live strong organization. >> of course, nike had been supporting lance armstrong up until today and there were lots of questions about what had happened
nike severing ties this morning with lance armstrong. in a statement just released, they wrote, due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that lance armstrong participated in doping and misled nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness we have terminated our contract with him. nike does not condone the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in any manner. they go on to say that nike plans to continue support of the live strong initiative created to unite, inspire, and empower...
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lance armstrong sat down with oprah winfrey. what do you think of that segue? confessed using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career. the interview scheduled to broadcast on oprah's network on thursday. here's the important part. it's unclear how forthcoming armstrong was about his doping program. "the new york times" is reporting he'd also planning to testify against several powerful people in cycling who knew about his doping and possibly facilitated it. he's also said to be in discussions with the department of justice now to possibly testify in a federal whistle-blower case, that case involving the cycling team sponsored by the united states postal service and armstrong would testify against several team owners, including investment banker thomas waddell who founded the team and ultimately financed much of armstrong's early career and much of the later, i don't know, did either of you guys know tom? >> i know tom. >> what do you think? he was behind the yahoo! he was the yahoo! ipo. >> oh, he was a great investor. a great high tech investor.
lance armstrong sat down with oprah winfrey. what do you think of that segue? confessed using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career. the interview scheduled to broadcast on oprah's network on thursday. here's the important part. it's unclear how forthcoming armstrong was about his doping program. "the new york times" is reporting he'd also planning to testify against several powerful people in cycling who knew about his doping and possibly facilitated it. he's also...
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the lance armstrong doping cover up. their new book, "wheelmen" lance armstrong, the tour de france, and the greatest sports consxeersty ever." good morning, guys. >> good morning. thanks for having us. >> thank you. congratulations on the book. my question is really actually about the money. i want to follow the money. the. tom was one of the great big backers of lance armstrong. to this day i know he said he knew nothing about this. did tom who had been backing this guy from day one know what was going on? >> we don't have consequential proof that tom actually had intimate first hand knowledge of the doping on the team, but one of the reasons we were so passionate about the story, there were several around him, it wasn't just lance armstrong. so many people looked the other way or did have direct knowledge and didn't allow the truth to come out or allow the scandal to be uncovered. >> here's my question. i don't understand. i assume when you follow the money, you have to get to other people. it seems nobody else has be
the lance armstrong doping cover up. their new book, "wheelmen" lance armstrong, the tour de france, and the greatest sports consxeersty ever." good morning, guys. >> good morning. thanks for having us. >> thank you. congratulations on the book. my question is really actually about the money. i want to follow the money. the. tom was one of the great big backers of lance armstrong. to this day i know he said he knew nothing about this. did tom who had been backing this...
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that would be lance armstrong. nike saying due to the seemingly unsurmountable evidence that lance armstrong participated in doping and misled nike, they are terminating their contract with him. the ceo of quitkin and company, also an avid cyclist and amateur triathlete. did nike really have any choice here? >> they did not. i think the calculus around their choice is quite simple. but it is unprecedented for them because they have a history of standing behind troubled athletes. but if lance himself admits that staying by his own -- staying with his own foundation is troubling potentially as a negative adverse impact on his ability to perform there, nike would follow suit as well. >> he stepped down as chairman of his armstrong cancer foundation. talk to me about the relationship between nike and livestrong clothing that obviously carries the brand that is so closely associated with him. are they severing their relationship with it? >> i don't know if they're severing their relationship but i did notice that nike d
that would be lance armstrong. nike saying due to the seemingly unsurmountable evidence that lance armstrong participated in doping and misled nike, they are terminating their contract with him. the ceo of quitkin and company, also an avid cyclist and amateur triathlete. did nike really have any choice here? >> they did not. i think the calculus around their choice is quite simple. but it is unprecedented for them because they have a history of standing behind troubled athletes. but if...
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i think there were a lot of this ipgs to diminish lance armstrong about. one of the things we do support lance armstrong about still he said the pain of the treatment is temporary, but to quit is permanent. it's forever. jamey wright, we know, is not a quitter. >> that fighting spirit reenforces the t-cells, there is search that there is t-cell production that matches the spirit people put behind their attitude towards recovery. i think this is a very promising story. >> paul, we hope there is no succession planning needed. but to the extent the firm is going to be thinking more about this if they weren't already, sort of take us through the line-up of how you think the firm should be thinking about this and what are the names that mean a lot to you? >> you can look in the press, i this i the board mentioned board smith and mary some of those teams that will step up. those guys are very capable t. street likes those individuals i think given those two names alone. it will give comfort. jamey wright will have to step down. when does that come? who knows? th
i think there were a lot of this ipgs to diminish lance armstrong about. one of the things we do support lance armstrong about still he said the pain of the treatment is temporary, but to quit is permanent. it's forever. jamey wright, we know, is not a quitter. >> that fighting spirit reenforces the t-cells, there is search that there is t-cell production that matches the spirit people put behind their attitude towards recovery. i think this is a very promising story. >> paul, we...
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did you hear this, lance armstrong admitted to oprah winfrey he used peds and cheated his way to seven tour de france titles. will this admission, brian, help restore his brand? of course, this is a steroid-free and hormone-free hour at "power lunch." >> yes. as can you tell, my pipes aren't quite what they used to be. his brand, according to the people i talked to, is pretty much destroyed. was not helped by last night. i talked to one sports agent who represent olympic athletes and he said, no way will he ever make another dollar off himself but said every office he goes into now, he has it convince people that his clients aren't on performance enhancing drugs. that, according to him, is because of lance. >> neil wineburg, if the bank perpetrated this dishonest fraud that apparently mr. armstrong did, they would good out of business. wouldn't maintain their brand, would they? >> no. they would probably have about a thousand pages of regulation coming at them as well. in this case i think what lance today do was sell america on the idea he add change of heart. not just a change in tac
did you hear this, lance armstrong admitted to oprah winfrey he used peds and cheated his way to seven tour de france titles. will this admission, brian, help restore his brand? of course, this is a steroid-free and hormone-free hour at "power lunch." >> yes. as can you tell, my pipes aren't quite what they used to be. his brand, according to the people i talked to, is pretty much destroyed. was not helped by last night. i talked to one sports agent who represent olympic...
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the doj unveiling a former complaint against lance armstrong yesterday saying he violated his contract with the u.s. postal service and was unjustly enriched while cheating to win tour de france. this is what he was hoping to avoid when he started lying about it and when he did the oprah interview and other things because he hoped they wouldn't do this. >>> that's why it took so long. how many years did you know he wasn't being honest? >> you know i always wanted to believe. you were not a believer. i was trying to believe. >> it's sad to see your bubble pop. >> it was. >> from apple fighting with samsung to amd battling intel, rivalries are strong in the world of tech. joining us on set, former amd ceo ruiz. thank you for joining us. it's an interesting thesis that you have here that from your viewpoint i can see where you're coming from, others might disagree with basic -- maybe not facts about monopolies being bad but what happened between intel and amd. there are different narrateiviv on how that came out. i knew jerry sanders. i saw that company begin back then. it was always an u
the doj unveiling a former complaint against lance armstrong yesterday saying he violated his contract with the u.s. postal service and was unjustly enriched while cheating to win tour de france. this is what he was hoping to avoid when he started lying about it and when he did the oprah interview and other things because he hoped they wouldn't do this. >>> that's why it took so long. how many years did you know he wasn't being honest? >> you know i always wanted to believe. you...
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. >> is that like -- not like a lance armstrong? >> no, no. it's all-natural. you know, just straight endorphins. i'm a little soft in the middle these days, so listen. early on it looked like an absolute rout. joe flacco threw three first half touchdowns. he ended up the game mvp. there's a money angle because he's a free agent. he's probably going to get like a $1 mund million deal next year. after kickoff return to start the second half it was 28-6. and then, some people said the lights were out. and the lights literally went out. the blackout stopped the game for 34 minutes. as for exactly what happened. we don't know the full story as of yet. but it seems the utility company is not to blame, along with superdome management company sng. this is their statement. a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system. once the issue was detected the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the superdome in order to isolate the issue, end quote. when the ligh
. >> is that like -- not like a lance armstrong? >> no, no. it's all-natural. you know, just straight endorphins. i'm a little soft in the middle these days, so listen. early on it looked like an absolute rout. joe flacco threw three first half touchdowns. he ended up the game mvp. there's a money angle because he's a free agent. he's probably going to get like a $1 mund million deal next year. after kickoff return to start the second half it was 28-6. and then, some people said the...
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it's official now, lance armstrong has been stripped of all seven tour de france titles and banned from the sport for life. today the international cycling union ratified the united states' anti-doping agency's sanctions and we were talking off camera whether andrew -- >> does he ever admit it? >> i don't know. >> is there a book in this ten years from now, does he go to his grave with this? >> somewhere there's 1,700 people he got an extended standing ovation. >> the live strong 15th anniversary. >> what do you think they were -- >> he did raise tens of millions of dollar for people for cancer, did it under false pretenses. >> when you deny it, if you're wishy-washy or not a complete jerk when you're denying it it's not as good so part of the denial is just being a miserable like person. what? >> just part of it is being a miserable person? >> part of the denial to make it seem more, like you're more outraged by -- >> by the implications. >> it doesn't look good. whatever. >> you were saying barry bonds never admitted it, roger clem s clemens. >> we want our athletes like in football a
it's official now, lance armstrong has been stripped of all seven tour de france titles and banned from the sport for life. today the international cycling union ratified the united states' anti-doping agency's sanctions and we were talking off camera whether andrew -- >> does he ever admit it? >> i don't know. >> is there a book in this ten years from now, does he go to his grave with this? >> somewhere there's 1,700 people he got an extended standing ovation. >>...
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and if people would pay $3, $4, $5 for a lance armstrong band that doesn't do anything -- >> you're not totally bought in in on this idea of wearables being the next thing? >> when i think about how much money people spend with jenny craig or weight watchers and how it changes people's lifestyle when they get something that counts their steps and then i think about having a nice cool app that ties into your smartphone and bluetooth built into them, yeah, actually, i think that could be something. >> i notice you're not wearing one right now. >> stephen is. >> i've got it on my app. >> yeah. >> and i have fit bit talk to lose it. >> yep. >> and so, you know, i don't do anything, i let my apps tell me where to go in life. >> you look like you've lost weight too. >> yeah. i went a little overboard in obsessing between fitbit and lose it. but it works. >> you don't tweet all your fitbit stats. >> no, i refuse to do that. >> i don't want to know. >> the insight there is people care very, very deeply for their own personal data. they really want to track it and manage it. and the second insig
and if people would pay $3, $4, $5 for a lance armstrong band that doesn't do anything -- >> you're not totally bought in in on this idea of wearables being the next thing? >> when i think about how much money people spend with jenny craig or weight watchers and how it changes people's lifestyle when they get something that counts their steps and then i think about having a nice cool app that ties into your smartphone and bluetooth built into them, yeah, actually, i think that could...
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listen, again, like many, i was a huge lance armstrong fan. i still in many ways remain so. >> i do, too. >> it's sad the way it shook down. you wonder if the legal bills for this case are going to be larger than any sum of money that the post office outlaid to the armstrong team. the little bells will be -- i'm making the mope up, $50 million to fight a $10 million case. >> do we know how much money he has left? >> no idea. >> and will he ever come back? >> come back to what? >> will this country reembrace him? >> i think there are people that never left him. whatever he did, he -- you know -- >> i used to watch him religiously. some people don't think it's sad. they really hate him. >>> when we come back, the bulls on the loose. big streaks for the dow and the s&p 500. but will it be a summer of love for the markets? pimco's deputy chief investment officer is on his way to the set with the outlook. that is after this. >>> right now, as we head to a break, take a look at yesterday's winners & losers. when you run a business, you can't settle
listen, again, like many, i was a huge lance armstrong fan. i still in many ways remain so. >> i do, too. >> it's sad the way it shook down. you wonder if the legal bills for this case are going to be larger than any sum of money that the post office outlaid to the armstrong team. the little bells will be -- i'm making the mope up, $50 million to fight a $10 million case. >> do we know how much money he has left? >> no idea. >> and will he ever come back? >>...
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lance armstrong being dropped by sponsors left and right. remember we just saw nike was the first but we thought -- >> 8 out of 11. >> the story plastered across the newspapers including the front page of the "wall street journal" this morning, take a look at this old ad, it's a nike ad that's circulating online. >> this is my body. and i can do whatever i want to it. i can push it. study it, tweak it, listen to it. everybody wants to know what i'm on. what am i on? i'm on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day. what are you on? >> your nike, you cannot be happy you paid money for this. >> there have been some questions whether his sponsors would go after him and sue him to come back out of it, but i think if you're one of his sponsors at that point, you probably don't want to keep bringing up the idea and dragging out the idea that you're affiliated with him. >> there's a conversation -- >> jim, what do you think? >> there's always risk when you tie your brand with one individual, because anything can happen, whether it's lance armstrong o
lance armstrong being dropped by sponsors left and right. remember we just saw nike was the first but we thought -- >> 8 out of 11. >> the story plastered across the newspapers including the front page of the "wall street journal" this morning, take a look at this old ad, it's a nike ad that's circulating online. >> this is my body. and i can do whatever i want to it. i can push it. study it, tweak it, listen to it. everybody wants to know what i'm on. what am i on?...
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lance armstrong became famous. i wasn't going to mention him actually for ironman. kelly slater for surfing. people know who he is. by it's hard. >> the x games guys. >> who is the guy -- >> shaun white. >> what's the guy on the skateboard? >> tony hawk. an tkraourbdre andrew, thank you very much for coming in. >> do you have a video game? >> we to the floor a video game. >> you need a video game. >>> boring the new beautiful? what you can expect in the days ahead. "squawk box" will be right back. show 'em the curve. ♪ it's beautiful. it's more than that... ...it's perfect. introducing curved ultra high definition television from samsung. >>> who will take over for house speaker eric cantor? >> more trouble in iraq. we watch oil prices as violence threatens major cities in the region. >>> and "squawk" call going out to the "fast food nation". colonel sanders better look out. pieeye's making a serious challenge in the fry chicken game. the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box". i'm joe kernen along with becky qui
lance armstrong became famous. i wasn't going to mention him actually for ironman. kelly slater for surfing. people know who he is. by it's hard. >> the x games guys. >> who is the guy -- >> shaun white. >> what's the guy on the skateboard? >> tony hawk. an tkraourbdre andrew, thank you very much for coming in. >> do you have a video game? >> we to the floor a video game. >> you need a video game. >>> boring the new beautiful? what you...
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san francisco based john keeker has represented lance armstrong to enron's andrew fastow. >> back to the big developments from the aviation sector this morning. boeing's plan to fix the 787 battery problems and a merger to create the world's largest airline. phil lebeau has details on both stories. which one would you like to start with. >> let's start with the american/usair because i think a lot of people are going to look at this and say, what? we've been hearing about this for some time. when is it finally going to be finished. i talked to one person this morning familiar with what's going on, involved in the discussions between american and usair, and they tell me that they are close to having this thing wrapped up. but close means it could happen in the next week to two weeks. there've been some reports out of dallas that we'll have an announcement early next week. i've been told that might be a bit optimistic. i think we're still probably at least another week out. this still needs to be approved by the amr board because this would happen as they exit bankruptcy, they have not
san francisco based john keeker has represented lance armstrong to enron's andrew fastow. >> back to the big developments from the aviation sector this morning. boeing's plan to fix the 787 battery problems and a merger to create the world's largest airline. phil lebeau has details on both stories. which one would you like to start with. >> let's start with the american/usair because i think a lot of people are going to look at this and say, what? we've been hearing about this for...
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. >> in the meantime why lance armstrong is forced to pay $10 million to a sports insurance company. we'll tell you about that story. plus markets, greek talks breaking down. why aren't stocks selling off more sf that debate as we return. but first take a look at last week's s&p 500 winners and losers. ♪ there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medi
. >> in the meantime why lance armstrong is forced to pay $10 million to a sports insurance company. we'll tell you about that story. plus markets, greek talks breaking down. why aren't stocks selling off more sf that debate as we return. but first take a look at last week's s&p 500 winners and losers. ♪ there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to...
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postal service sponsored lance armstrong. there are tons of questions about this allegation of defrauding the federal government because of this. there are statute of limitations issues. is he open to more lawsuits after this? this is not a huge shock necessarily but it is a surprise because it opens up a huge can of worms and the government would not go after him if they didn't think they had a case at this point in time. >> a bombshell development regarding a story that people probably thought was in its closing chapters. so many of his endorsers have already cut ties. i wonder if there's any lingering effect to a company that hasn't quite made that divorce clean. >> his net worth is claimed to be about $125 million. i guess your point is a good one because you would figure when he went on "oprah," he had everything lawyered to the gills. it's going to get uglier with this case. back to you. >> big story in the world of sports and beyond. brian, thank you for that. that does it for us here on "squawk on the street." have a
postal service sponsored lance armstrong. there are tons of questions about this allegation of defrauding the federal government because of this. there are statute of limitations issues. is he open to more lawsuits after this? this is not a huge shock necessarily but it is a surprise because it opens up a huge can of worms and the government would not go after him if they didn't think they had a case at this point in time. >> a bombshell development regarding a story that people probably...
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. >> all of the money they were using on lance armstrong they can give him. >> so clean cut and good and 23 years ago and starts with a q. >> quadrillion? >> almost, a quarter. >> 250 million. >> 250? >> 250. unless you're talking about pounds. it's a conversion but if you get it, i have $20, i'll get it if you get it exactly right how many pounds? >> 147 billion -- million. >> no, 191 in over ten years and he will join tiger woods -- >> you write the pounds a lot. >> yeah, but that is really interesting. oh, this is you. i talked so long, i had to read but now it's gone. >> this is a story near and dear to our hearts, with he talk about blackberries all the time. the u.s. government hanging up on blackberry. this is official now. >> oh, no. >> this is crazy. the immigration and customs enforcement agency ending its contract with blackberry maker r.i.m. in favor of apple's iphone. the agency saying it intends to buy more iphones for its 17,600 employees so think about that, 17,600 employees just losing, going straight to the iphone. the agency relied on r.i.m. for eight years but the
. >> all of the money they were using on lance armstrong they can give him. >> so clean cut and good and 23 years ago and starts with a q. >> quadrillion? >> almost, a quarter. >> 250 million. >> 250? >> 250. unless you're talking about pounds. it's a conversion but if you get it, i have $20, i'll get it if you get it exactly right how many pounds? >> 147 billion -- million. >> no, 191 in over ten years and he will join tiger woods --...
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did you read the lance armstrong story. >> i have always thought this. >> can we talk about this for half a second? we have not talked about this. >> no, we haven't. >> i don't want to get involved. >> do we believe he was doping or not. >> yes, i do. that's just me, my opinion. i see the michelob commercials and say are you stupid, as a corporation, why are you still -- you know, they said they can get by with it because of the last probe. you saw landis. >> call me naive, pollyanna, whatever, i'm hoping this is wrong. >> are you surprised by this. >> i'm still so naive -- >> you ask him one question and he gets so sanctimonious, to even bring it up. i'm not a fan. i'm sorry. i'm not a fan. it's hard -- >> cancer. >> yes. it's hard to say anything because of that. >> and because he has been -- >> we can move on. i'm sorry. there are other things going on in the world, perhaps even more important things. >> in fact, let's get to our global markets report. ross westgate is standing by in london. that 7% level that the ten-year in spain hit earlier had all of us kind of sitting on the
did you read the lance armstrong story. >> i have always thought this. >> can we talk about this for half a second? we have not talked about this. >> no, we haven't. >> i don't want to get involved. >> do we believe he was doping or not. >> yes, i do. that's just me, my opinion. i see the michelob commercials and say are you stupid, as a corporation, why are you still -- you know, they said they can get by with it because of the last probe. you saw landis....
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if lance armstrong was an endorsee, if you will, would he still be today? >> you have to saupt youpport y athletes. good news is we're just starting. we have so many stories of the new athletes, of the next generations, of cam newton who will come on strong. >> but if one of them has a problem -- >> athletes have problems. that's life. so you have to pick your spots of what you stand for. i don't know all the facts in that case. i think what he has done for cancer research is something that is over and above any of the current issues he has. but that's not our flies weigh. but we wish him the best. cancer affects us all. >> kevin plank, thank you for being here this morning. appreciate it. i'll send it back to you, becky. >>> if you have any cenomments questions, squawk at cnbc.com. when we come back, hotel squawk. we will check in with high at. consumer confidence, business spending and much more. plus we're waiting for quarterly results from jpmorgan. the numbers and instant analysis. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash managem
if lance armstrong was an endorsee, if you will, would he still be today? >> you have to saupt youpport y athletes. good news is we're just starting. we have so many stories of the new athletes, of the next generations, of cam newton who will come on strong. >> but if one of them has a problem -- >> athletes have problems. that's life. so you have to pick your spots of what you stand for. i don't know all the facts in that case. i think what he has done for cancer research is...
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and i always equate this to the lance armstrong debate. and we get into this with mr. verducci who is a great baseball reporter and historian, the evidence is overwhelming, the longer they don't tell the truth, the harder it is for these people to live good lives, actually. >> getting honest with yourself. brian, stick around with me. stay with me on this. let's bring tom verducci, the senior writer for "sports illustrated." tom, thank you very much for helping us. first question, the obvious one, what do you make of this? the great stars who were steroid users just got completely wiped out in the votes as our brian shactman just reported. >> yeah, sort of dovetails with the pattern as we've seen with guys like mcgwire and palmeiro. anyone associated with p.e.d.s is not getting into the hall of fame. i think what people have to remember is it's not a snapshot of just one year. players can stay on the ballot as long as they get more than 5% of the vote. for up to 15 years, so it'll be interesting going forward to see if this level of let's call it noninterest and people
and i always equate this to the lance armstrong debate. and we get into this with mr. verducci who is a great baseball reporter and historian, the evidence is overwhelming, the longer they don't tell the truth, the harder it is for these people to live good lives, actually. >> getting honest with yourself. brian, stick around with me. stay with me on this. let's bring tom verducci, the senior writer for "sports illustrated." tom, thank you very much for helping us. first...
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>> it's so hot, it's so hot that lance armstrong was tested positive for snapple. kind of funny. >> that's a good one. >> one time ask charlie one thing and i thought there was going to be and then he saw him later and almost tried to assault him and now we know. i think you protest a little bit -- >> one here that can't be read out loud. i almost read it out loud. >> if you can go find this site so hot jokes just google. >> joe changed his mind on global warming. >> one here on twitter. >> not that hot. >> so hot al gore stopped looking ridiculous for a minute. >> for a minute. a good one. okay. >> if you've got some so hots shoot us some so hots by e-mail @squawkcnbc. >> morgan stanley, jpmorgan, goldman sachs, citi group and bank of america and paul miller follows the sector. good morning to you paul. do you have a it's so hot before we get started. >> no i don't. >> a downgrade joke it's so hot that -- i don't know. >> there's only one good one and that was the fan in the debt ceiling. we'll get steve liesman out here. >> of the big surprises here, everybody's
>> it's so hot, it's so hot that lance armstrong was tested positive for snapple. kind of funny. >> that's a good one. >> one time ask charlie one thing and i thought there was going to be and then he saw him later and almost tried to assault him and now we know. i think you protest a little bit -- >> one here that can't be read out loud. i almost read it out loud. >> if you can go find this site so hot jokes just google. >> joe changed his mind on global...
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we live in a world now post tiger woods, post lance armstrong where their peccadillos came back and bit their corporate sponsors. you're going to see great hesitancy from many corporate sponsors. >> andrew, what's it like down there? it's dominating olympic coverage here, but down there is everybody talking about lochte? or is it turn your head the other way and what lochte story? >> no, there's two issues. one, it clearly is a conversation. it's dominating the conversation here. and it's dominated the conversation for the past 48 hours here. nonetheless of course there are remarkable athletics taking place, competition. and that's what you want the attention to be on. and that is, i mean, people are still going to the matches. there's brazilians right now out there screaming this minute. so it's happening. i just wanted to take the over/under on lock tehtlochte. i don't think this is the last time we're going to see of him. i think he's a bit of a party boy and i'm going to make an argument and in an odd way i don't know if it's from sponsorship or something else, he's going to be on o
we live in a world now post tiger woods, post lance armstrong where their peccadillos came back and bit their corporate sponsors. you're going to see great hesitancy from many corporate sponsors. >> andrew, what's it like down there? it's dominating olympic coverage here, but down there is everybody talking about lochte? or is it turn your head the other way and what lochte story? >> no, there's two issues. one, it clearly is a conversation. it's dominating the conversation here....
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. >> it's not even close to lance armstrong or ava. >> i think where you're going is big market teams. yankees. >> cubs begin since their last run as well. >> chris brian is a rookie as well. >> we return in a moment. financial noise financial noise >>> let's get down to the new york stock exchange where jim cramer joins us now. what's in corporate news today? no results really came out did they? >> i did like the target result. i think fashion is back there. people worry about apparel. they deliver on apparel. i like the dot com initiative. i love the kelly cramer interview. she has great presence. i think that's the strongest story out in tech right now. you can see why. robin is going to do a great job. the transition scene was optimistic. that's a great place to be now. >> and then lowes. >> i didn't like their tool numbers. i wonder if it isn't lows not doing as well in the professional end. the home depot quarter was amazing. i think it might be an opportunity. i wouldn't write off lows so quickly. many are, i think that's a big mistake. >> the stocks have done better than home
. >> it's not even close to lance armstrong or ava. >> i think where you're going is big market teams. yankees. >> cubs begin since their last run as well. >> chris brian is a rookie as well. >> we return in a moment. financial noise financial noise >>> let's get down to the new york stock exchange where jim cramer joins us now. what's in corporate news today? no results really came out did they? >> i did like the target result. i think fashion is...
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was it google, lance armstrong or president obama. vote now. "street signs" will reveal the winner at 2:00. here we found our own ego trip. abercrombie & fitch has a bizarre list of rules that must be followed on his corporate jet and i mean bizarre. >> come on. >> these include that all male staffers must wear sunglasses and is reportedly -- i don't know who is reporting it. boxer briefs. >> that's questionable. >> wash cloths must be tri-folded. >> how do you check on the boxer briefs. when i'm looking at this story line, okay, so what do you do. is there a check they go through? >> the mile high club you better have them. >> according to the "new york post". >> phil collins must be playing when passengers board. >> all right. that's over the top. >> i don't know if i could put up with that. >> you have to have plastic surgery. lock at that guy. put that picture up. god. what's that woman's name, the old actress, the comedian. >> phyllis diller. >> she passed away. the one with the daughter. >> joan rivers. >> joan rivers. they were separated
was it google, lance armstrong or president obama. vote now. "street signs" will reveal the winner at 2:00. here we found our own ego trip. abercrombie & fitch has a bizarre list of rules that must be followed on his corporate jet and i mean bizarre. >> come on. >> these include that all male staffers must wear sunglasses and is reportedly -- i don't know who is reporting it. boxer briefs. >> that's questionable. >> wash cloths must be tri-folded. >>...
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>> listen to this lead -- "lance armstrong is not sorry that he doped. he's sorry that he got caught." >> that is true. that's what women say to men all the time, by the way. >> but you're not bitter. you're -- you live in new york. to find a man -- >> like the rihanna song. >> god almighty. >>> we've already been on that, why he slifs in new york -- >> he brought it up. you think i bring this up? >> she has to live in new york because that's where -- >> i'm single. >> it's willie sutton. that's where -- >> i got. i got it. that's wrts money is. >> that's where the men are. that's where the men with money are. >> hello. thinking here. >>> now to today's national forecast. eric fisher joins us from the weather channel. hey, eric. >> good morning. i don't want any trouble by the way this morning here. across the northeast, a winter storm, maybe not a blockbuster, but one that's going to cause issues for this morning as you get to the highways and biways. boston, my flying. heavier snow across rhode island, northeastern connecticut, fast moving storm system
>> listen to this lead -- "lance armstrong is not sorry that he doped. he's sorry that he got caught." >> that is true. that's what women say to men all the time, by the way. >> but you're not bitter. you're -- you live in new york. to find a man -- >> like the rihanna song. >> god almighty. >>> we've already been on that, why he slifs in new york -- >> he brought it up. you think i bring this up? >> she has to live in new york...
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nike cutting ties with the livestrong cancer charity founded by lance armstrong who admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the tour de france seven times. >>> the death of a prominent private wealth manager at invesco roils the texas community and society in the lone start state. we'll have the details when we come back. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] [ telephone ringing ] all stations come over tong room mithis is for real this time.m. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health c
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this sends a terrible message to the public, certainly kids, think about lance armstrong as well. his sponsors bailed on him when there was an ethical issues. these companies are talking out both sides of their mouth. >> i'm so surprised. if i were nike, okay, he felt from grace, maybe we should find the next tiger woods? >> well, tiger woods is the next -- >> apparently. are they finding it has the same impacts on sales? >> we will find out right, but talking to the analysts, they seem to think he would raise the awareness of the entire brand. >> have people just forgotten about this whole thing? >> i've often said the difference is, whatever you do wrong, as long as you don't do wrong to the sport itself, the fans will take you back. >> i think the public valucillas about this. >> the question is does winning take care of everything? >> jon? >> i haven't won enough to know. >> c'mon. >> you're right here on the desk at cnbc. >> -- i want. >> i want to find the next gale. >> did you forgive clinton? >> yeah. >> oh, you did. >> it's different for politicians especially if you're a
this sends a terrible message to the public, certainly kids, think about lance armstrong as well. his sponsors bailed on him when there was an ethical issues. these companies are talking out both sides of their mouth. >> i'm so surprised. if i were nike, okay, he felt from grace, maybe we should find the next tiger woods? >> well, tiger woods is the next -- >> apparently. are they finding it has the same impacts on sales? >> we will find out right, but talking to the...
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. >> this is real news a lance armstrong like controversy rocking the bridge world. yes, we're talking about the card game of bridge, the world's number one bridge player has been suspended for, doping yeah, doping >> why >> the norwegian man tested positive for synthetic testostero testosterone. >> is there any chance he was taking the testosterone because he's a dude getting older. does it help him how does it help >> i'm not at that phase in life i don't know i'm not yet there yet, brian >> we're getting there. >>> also trending today, check out this massive alligator it was found in irrigation ditch in georgia. the animal measures over 13 feet long get this, it weighs over 700 pounds >> apparently -- >> i like that we throw in a gator story. >> it's not the biggest gator ever found in georgia. it had a bunch of old bullets in it other people found it, tried to kill it. they had to put it down because it was so big. my question when i saw that gator was very simple, what's it eat? >> anything it wants you if you try to catch it and miss one of those shots. i watch
. >> this is real news a lance armstrong like controversy rocking the bridge world. yes, we're talking about the card game of bridge, the world's number one bridge player has been suspended for, doping yeah, doping >> why >> the norwegian man tested positive for synthetic testostero testosterone. >> is there any chance he was taking the testosterone because he's a dude getting older. does it help him how does it help >> i'm not at that phase in life i don't know...
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armstrong if you want him, reportedly worth about $125 million. let bring in cnbc contributor and real estate powerhouse, power broker dolly lind. what do you make of the manhattan real estate scene? >> to be expected. we have low inventory and high pricing. that's always going to be a disconnect, and as robert said, people are smart. they are value buyers. they are savvy buyers, and they would rather bait for the perfect thing to come on the market for a reasonable price deemed by them and they won't buy. >> you've talked about the manhattan class warfare, for example, on the very high end, those with a whole boat load of cash and others who are stuck. >> think co-op versus condo. co- co-condos are flourishing because the foreigners can buy it but the co-op market, stagnant because foreigners can't buy it and for that reason condos are winning big. >> still the best value? >> may not be the best value case by case basis, weather investment strategy. >> if you had $5 million and came to manhattan, which area would you pick and what kind of propert
armstrong if you want him, reportedly worth about $125 million. let bring in cnbc contributor and real estate powerhouse, power broker dolly lind. what do you make of the manhattan real estate scene? >> to be expected. we have low inventory and high pricing. that's always going to be a disconnect, and as robert said, people are smart. they are value buyers. they are savvy buyers, and they would rather bait for the perfect thing to come on the market for a reasonable price deemed by them...
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armstrong's debacle were factors in the miss and if you buy into that, that's a stock buy into moving forward but, then again, have you to buy into that thesis. names out there that do have a way to go with upside potential. >> is springtime a good time for the sporting good companies? >> you would think it would be their sweet spot. >> baseball, golf, lacrosse. >> swimming. >> and especially these terms. a lot of people haven't figured out how to online shop, want to feel and hold them. dick's does well in the spring. >> canada, big news north of the border. we're listening to "o canada." >> a great anthem. >> it is. dropping its 18% tariff on hockey gear, eh, made outside of the land maple leaf. it's been a big bone of contention up there because now most of the gear, of course, comes from asia. we're talking all kinds of equipment, from the skates, all the way to the helmets, pads, girdles, yes, hockey players wear girdles, and don't give them, you know, any give about it. shoulder pads, elbow pads, face masks, you name it. hockey gear about to get cheaper in the land maple leaf, s
armstrong's debacle were factors in the miss and if you buy into that, that's a stock buy into moving forward but, then again, have you to buy into that thesis. names out there that do have a way to go with upside potential. >> is springtime a good time for the sporting good companies? >> you would think it would be their sweet spot. >> baseball, golf, lacrosse. >> swimming. >> and especially these terms. a lot of people haven't figured out how to online shop, want...
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. >>> and welcome back to "power lunch," i'm darren rivell, lance armstrong currently third in the tour de france after 18 stages will be back for 2010. he will be sponsored by radioshack that will sponsor his new cycling team. interestingly enough, radioshack will also sponsor him as a psychist, a runner and a try athlete in 2010. and we'll have more on this deal in street signs. >> a jump in existing home sales, along with better than expected earnings helping to lift stocks today. but will earnings continue to hope fuel the rally? joining me now, jamie cox, managing partner of harris financial group. and ira, are you surprised by this rally? >> no. i think it's been coming. now we're getting people who are getting long in this market. the shorts have been really laid aside. and people are afraid that they're going to miss now what we've seen as better earnings going forward, and yes, it's the early part of it, and they're all starting to jump in, because there is a lot of money sitting on the sidelines. so this part does not surprise me at the time. >> can help but notice the selloff
. >>> and welcome back to "power lunch," i'm darren rivell, lance armstrong currently third in the tour de france after 18 stages will be back for 2010. he will be sponsored by radioshack that will sponsor his new cycling team. interestingly enough, radioshack will also sponsor him as a psychist, a runner and a try athlete in 2010. and we'll have more on this deal in street signs. >> a jump in existing home sales, along with better than expected earnings helping to lift...
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lance armstrong agreed to talk to her for the very first time so you started hearing all this buzz about good and it was good. it wasn't negativity. >> reporter: that ability to turn the negativity around is what makes oprah winfrey a true visionary and one of cnbc's first 25. >> i think now when people about oprah winfrey, they think about, you know, media mogul, philanthropist. i've heard actress, but it all boils down to the core of who oprah is, changing people's lives for the better, both men and women. that's what she does. >> reporter: oprah winfrey, up of cnbc's first 25. rebels, icons and leaders. who is number six on that list? jim cramer has that story coming up later on "mad money." folks, on this day at this hour i'm struck by how far we have come as a country on race and how far we still have to go. >> boy, that's for sure, on both counts. you know, when i think of oprah, i think the word juggernaut, and we forget how different the world was in 1986 when she started, as gayle king was pointing out there, but think of the number of people who have been spun off, if you will,
lance armstrong agreed to talk to her for the very first time so you started hearing all this buzz about good and it was good. it wasn't negativity. >> reporter: that ability to turn the negativity around is what makes oprah winfrey a true visionary and one of cnbc's first 25. >> i think now when people about oprah winfrey, they think about, you know, media mogul, philanthropist. i've heard actress, but it all boils down to the core of who oprah is, changing people's lives for the...
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. >>> then tomorrow on "squawk box," the first interview with lance armstrong since he spoke to oprah winfrey back in 2013. the first interview he has done here in the united states, major interview. i spoke to him at his home in aspen earlier this week about his new venture capital fund we'll talk about that, investing in uber, his settlement with the u.s. postal service, and how he feels now about doping we'll talk about that and so much more. coming up, though, art laffer of laffer associates joins us in just a bit and we are honoring and remembering george h.w. bush this morning the services sta rt in just over an hour. more on his legacy when we return >>> under pressure world markets are in the red this morning after u.s. stocks plunged yesterday on growing fears of an economic slowdown. >>> what happened? we're going to look at what hurt the markets after seemingly good news on trade. >>> and the nation remembers a president. americans across the country are honoring the 41st president george h.w. bush today we'll talk about his legacy, economic, and personal as the final hour
. >>> then tomorrow on "squawk box," the first interview with lance armstrong since he spoke to oprah winfrey back in 2013. the first interview he has done here in the united states, major interview. i spoke to him at his home in aspen earlier this week about his new venture capital fund we'll talk about that, investing in uber, his settlement with the u.s. postal service, and how he feels now about doping we'll talk about that and so much more. coming up, though, art laffer...
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this is huge, this is lance armstrong type levels in a game that's been smeared for 15 years by drugs. >> braun's reputation already in question. he was already suspended but then that was overturned, i believe, in the courts, right? >> right. it was on a technical based on shipping. a lot of people think that major league baseball is trying to protect ryan braun because he's a former mvp, he had a sterling reputation. but sources tell me inside baseball that ever since this story broke, ever since he got off on the technicality, they've been very focused and very willing to go all the way with all of these players including ryan braun if they find these documents that tony bosch who ran biogenesis, if they're credible. people are going to go after his credibility and the voracity of all of these documents. a lot of the names of these players were in code names. they have to go through a bunch of evidence. but the bottom line is, if it follows through and baseball seems committed here, this is huge. >> yeah. no doubt. brian, thanks, good to see you again. >> yeah. >> nbc's brian. >> y
this is huge, this is lance armstrong type levels in a game that's been smeared for 15 years by drugs. >> braun's reputation already in question. he was already suspended but then that was overturned, i believe, in the courts, right? >> right. it was on a technical based on shipping. a lot of people think that major league baseball is trying to protect ryan braun because he's a former mvp, he had a sterling reputation. but sources tell me inside baseball that ever since this story...
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lance armstrong has announced he'll no longer fight accusations he used performance-enhancing drugs. the country's anti-doping agency will strip armstrong from his titles and ban him from cycling. he's refused to cooperate with the process that he's calling one sided and unfair. >> at least you have your own music. >> i do. >> difficult hour. >> armstrong gives up the fight or he admits -->> he doesn't admit anything. i'm tired of fighting with you guys. >> take all my titles, take everything? >> eventually going to do that regardless of what he says at this point. >> wow. >> it's been a long, long battle. between the doping agencies around the world or anti-doping agencies and armstrong. >> what do you think of the days? you followed this more closely than the average joe. >> i would think it would be disappointing. >> if he came forward -->> he gives up because he can't -->> i think he's sick and tired of fighting. this guy was an american hero. seven straight. >> he hasn't admitted anything at this point. so, you know. >> we follow some of the things that have happened or come for
lance armstrong has announced he'll no longer fight accusations he used performance-enhancing drugs. the country's anti-doping agency will strip armstrong from his titles and ban him from cycling. he's refused to cooperate with the process that he's calling one sided and unfair. >> at least you have your own music. >> i do. >> difficult hour. >> armstrong gives up the fight or he admits -->> he doesn't admit anything. i'm tired of fighting with you guys. >>...
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news today that s & p is hiring megadefense attorney john kecker, represented lance armstrong and enron's former cfo, andrew fastow. more on the ongoing controversy, bring in jewels croel, founder of croel bond ratings and croel inc., as well. jewels, first of all, you have launched a bond rating agency. i would assume you saw market opportunity, given what many of us anticipated would be significant pressure on moody's and s & p, the two dominant firms. how has it been to gain currency in this market with the various issuers and the like since you started the business? >> we felt very welcomed. we just finished our first full year of ratings. we ended up in third place in the league tables and cmbs, commercial backed mortgage securities. the investors have really been the key to that. looking for better quality and legitimate research with no double entran dra. >> assume you are excited, i don't know if that is the right word, tough see opportunity as a result of the pressure s & p is going to be under. >> very clear from this lawsuit that they are going to have years of difficulty defen
news today that s & p is hiring megadefense attorney john kecker, represented lance armstrong and enron's former cfo, andrew fastow. more on the ongoing controversy, bring in jewels croel, founder of croel bond ratings and croel inc., as well. jewels, first of all, you have launched a bond rating agency. i would assume you saw market opportunity, given what many of us anticipated would be significant pressure on moody's and s & p, the two dominant firms. how has it been to gain currency...